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Furthermore, UN recognition of Mr Guaido would be deeply symbolic. His supporters hope that, by conferring an additional layer of legitimacy, the move would encourage wavering military members to defect.

The replacement of the Maduro delegation, headed since December 2017 by Oxford-educated Mr Moncada, Venezuelas former ambassador to the UK, could occur in two ways.

First, the group could present the credentials challenge to the nine-member UN Credentials Committee, which currently includes Antigua and Barbuda, Chile, China, Finland, Ghana, Palau, Russia, Sierra Leone, and the United States.

If a majority of the Credentials Committee voted to revoke the credentials of Mr Maduros delegation and to replace them with those of Mr Guaidos delegation, then the case would be brought before the General Assembly. A simple majority vote would be required there to affirm the Credential Committees recommendation.

Neither vote is subject to a veto by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Second, it would also be possible for the group of Member States to bypass the Credentials Committee entirely and to have the question considered as a separate agenda item of the General Assembly, where it would also require a majority vote.

The scale of the challenge was laid bare on Wednesday whenRaul Castro, who stepped down as Cuban president last year, used his first public appearance in three months to vow that his country would never abandon Venezuela.

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Pete Buttigieg on God, being gay and Mike Pence

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is not your typical candidate for president. Here are a few facts about 'Mayor Pete.' USA TODAY

WASHINGTON Pete Buttigieg got a heros welcome as he took the stage Sunday at a fundraising brunch for a group that supports LGBTQ candidates.

The improbable presidential campaign of the previously little-known, openly-gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has been generating significant buzz, positive headlines, and large crowds in important primary states like New Hampshire.

He arrived at the LGBTQ Victory Fund event fresh off an interview with NBCs "Meet the Press."

He was on the front page of that mornings Washington Post.

In Buttigieg, gay Americans see a symbol of acceptance, the headline read.

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But as he spoke to a packed hotel ballroom illuminated with lavender lights, Buttigieg shared something that hes still uncomfortable admitting.

"If you had offered me a pill to make me straight, I wouldve swallowed it before you had time to give me a sip of water," he said. "Its hard to face the truth that there were times in my life when, if you had shown me exactly what it was inside me that made me gay, I would have cut it out with a knife."

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Fortunately, there was no knife and no pill, Buttigieg said. Because then he would not have met his husband, Chasten, who has made him a better person, hesaid and their marriage hasmoved him closer to God. The message many gay people get that theres something wrong with them, he continued, is a message that puts you at war not only with yourself, but with your maker.

Thats the thing that I wish the Mike Pences of the worldwould understand, Buttigieg said of the vice president, who has opposed same-sex marriage. That if you have a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me. Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at the LGBTQ Victory Fund National Champagne Brunch on April 7, 2019 in Washington.(Photo: Keren Carrion, USA TODAY)

Its unusual for Democratic presidential candidates to talk about faith as often as Buttigieg does. Its groundbreaking that he uses his marriage to another man to illustrate his personal relationship with God.

Buttigieg gets easy applause lines at Democratic-friendly audiences, as he did Sunday, for criticizing Pence when he talks about being gay. (His first mention of Pence on Sunday, when Buttigieg described coming out while Pence was serving as Indianas governor, generated boos and hisses.)

Buttigieg has also drawn headlines by questioning how President Donald Trumps professed belief in God squares with his behavior and by challenging the support Trump receives from many evangelicalChristians.

I cant believe that somebody that was caught writing hush money checks to adult film actresses is somebody they should be lifting up as the kind of person they want to be leading this nation, he said on "Meet the Press" Sunday.

Jack Jacobson, an openly-gay member of the D.C. State Board of Education who attended the Victory Fund brunch, said Buttigiegs openness about his faith is part of what makes him an authentic candidate.

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He talked about God in a room thats probably full of atheists. Thats what I am, Jacobson said. He does it unabashedly and in a way that doesnt come across as threatening, dismissive or negative.

Heather Trout, 43, who lives with her wife in a rural county in Virginia, said Buttigiegs faith is one reason shes contributed to his campaign.

Im really very excited about hearing a voice from the Christian left, she said before Buttigieg spoke. I think thats a voice not used in the Democratic Party for too long.

Likewise, Brian Tyler, said he knew he had to come to the brunch when he found out Buttigieg was coming.

Im a big fan, said Tyler, 24, a logistics coordinator. Republicans dont have a monopolyon faith.

Excitement in his official candidacy an announcement Buttigieg is expected to make this month in South Bend after spending weeks in an exploratory mode made it easy for the Victory Fund to fill the hotel ballroom with more than 800 people, according to organizers.

But as proud as attendees said they would be to see one of their own as a presidential nominee, many said they are excited about other candidates as well.

I would really like to vote for a woman, said Elizabeth Carswell, a retired federal government worker who appreciates Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warrens work for economic justice. But he brings a lot that is making me look at him.

The Human Rights Campaign, the largest gay rights advocacy group, has said Buttigieg is one of many pro-equality candidates in the race.

California Sen. Kamala Harris and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker recently spoke at a major HRC dinner in Los Angeles.

Buttigiegs husband, Chasten who has been getting a lot of media attention of his own lately addressed an HRC gathering in Houston on Saturday.

Never underestimate what can happen when you agree to go on a date with a cute guy from South Bend, Indiana, he said, calling his marriage to Pete the adventure of a lifetime.

I now live in a world where people take photos of me in the deodorant aisle in the grocery story, he said. I could be the first man in history to pick out the White House china.

Chasten Buttigieg, right, listens as his husband, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, speaks at the LGBTQ Victory Fund National Champagne Brunch on April 7, 2019 in Washington.(Photo: Keren Carrion, USAT)

The Victory Fund had planned to stay focused on candidates for 2019 races before wading into the presidential contest. (The group is on track to help triple from two to six the number of openly-lesbianmayors leading major cities.) But Victory Fund President Annise Parker hinted Sunday that the group will make an exception and endorse Buttigieg after heofficially becomes a candidate.

We are not going to look over 2019 and jump to 2020 except in maybe one instance, Parker told the crowd. We knew he was something special. Now the rest of the world is catching up.

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Vice President Mike Pence fired back at Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg after the South Bend, Ind., mayor criticized the vice president for his belief that homosexuality is a choice.

"He said some things that are critical of my Christian faith and about me personally. And he knows better. He knows me," Pence told CNBC in an interview scheduled to air Thursday morning. "But I get it. You know, its look, again, 19 people running for president on that side in a party thats sliding off to the left. And theyre all competing with one another for how much more liberal they are."

Buttigieg, who is openly gay, discussed his sexual orientation during an event hosted by the LGBTQ Victory Fund last Sunday, saying: "If me being gay was a choice, it was made far, far above my pay grade ... Thats the thing that I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand that if you got a problem with who I am your problem is not with me, your quarrel sir, is with my creator."

Pence, who was Indiana's governor when Buttigieg came out as gay during his mayoral re-election campaign in 2015, noted that he had implemented the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling that made gay marriage legal in all 50 states.

"But," the vice president added, "I have my Christian values. My family and I have a view of marriage thats informed by our faith. And we stand by that. But that doesnt mean that were critical of anyone else who has a different point of view."

Pence's wife, Karen, told The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio on Tuesday that her husband and Buttigieg had "always had a good relationship," adding: "I think its helping Pete to get some notoriety by saying that about the vice president."

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She continued, "I think in our country we need to understand you shouldnt be attacked for what your religious beliefs are and I think kids need to learn that at a young age that this is okay what faith people have, we dont attack them for their faith."

In an apparent response to Karen Pence, Buttigieg tweeted: "Peoplewill often be polite to you in person while advancing policies that harm you and your family. You will be polite to them in turn, but you need not stand for such harms. Instead, you push back, honestly and emphatically. So it goes, in the public square."

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Buttigieg's recent rise in the 2020 race has been anchored in a steady stream of attacks against Pence, the former Indiana governor who had a steady working relationship with the mayor during his time as the head of the state.

Buttigieg, however, has fired up Democratic audiences by attacking Pence's conservative views on the LGBTQ community. Buttigieg, who is gay, also slammed Pence during a CNN town hall last month, questioning the vice president's faith because of his work with the Trump administration.

"They've always had a great relationship," Karen Pence said on Fox News host Brian Kilmeade's radio show on Tuesday. "It's funny because I don't think the vice president does have a problem with him, but I think it's helping Pete to get some notoriety by saying that about the vice president."

The comment comes after Alyssa Farah, Pence's spokeswoman, tweeted that Pence -- as governor -- responded to the mayor's coming out in 2015 by saying he holds Buttigieg "in the highest personal regard. I see him as a dedicated public servant and a patriot."

Don Emmert/Martin H. Simon/Getty Images Karen Pence responded to that on Tuesday.

"I'm just like, 'Pete, did you not like that,' because that's what the vice president said about him," she said. "So what's the problem with that?"

Buttigieg appeared to respond to the pushback from Pence's orbit on Tuesday, tweeting, "People will often be polite to you in person, while advancing policies that harm you and your family. You will be polite to them in turn, but you need not stand for such harms. Instead, you push back, honestly and emphatically. So it goes, in the public square."

Buttigieg, most recently, targeted Pence at a fundraiser for the LGBTQ organization Victory Fund on Sunday.

"If me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade," Buttigieg said. "And that's the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand. That if you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me -- your quarrel, sir, is with my creator."

Buttigieg's comments came hours after he made critical comments about evangelical voters' support of President Donald Trump during an appearance on "Meet The Press."

"It's something that really frustrates me because the hypocrisy is unbelievable," Buttigieg said. "Here you have somebody who not only acts in a way that is not consistent with anything that I hear in scripture in church."

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Former U.S. congressman and governor of Indiana, Mike Pence was elected vice president of the United States with President Donald Trump in 2016.

Born in Indiana in 1959, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence attended Hanover College and the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. After losing two bids for a U.S. congressional seat, he became a conservative radio and TV talk show host in the 1990s. Pence successfully ran for Congress in 2000, rising to the powerful position of Republican conference chairman, before being elected governor of Indiana in 2012. In July 2016,Republican presidential nominee Donald Trumpselected Pence as his vice presidential running mate. On November 8, 2016, Pence was elected vice president of the United States when Trump won the presidential race. He was sworn in as the U.S. Vice President on January 20, 2017.

Mike Pence (Photo: State of Indiana)

Michael Richard Pence was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana. One of six children of Nancy and Edward Pence, a U.S. Army veteran who operated a series of gas stations, Mike Pence was politically influenced by the Irish Catholic leanings of his family. He grew up idolizing former President John F. Kennedy, and volunteered for the Bartholomew County Democratic Party as a student at Columbus North High School.

While church had played an important role in Pence's early family life, he became more deeply religious as a student at Hanover College.Additionally, although he voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980, he became inspired byRonald Reagan and the Republican Party. After graduating with a B.A. in history in 1981, he moved to Indianapolis in 1983 to attend the Indiana University McKinney School of Law, earning his J.D. in 1986.

Pence has been married to wife Karen since 1985. A former elementary school teacher, Karen has also been involved with youth-related nonprofit organizations. The couple has three adult children: Michael, Charlotte and Audrey.

Mike Pence went into private practice following his graduation, and tried his hand at politics by becoming a precinct committeeman for the Marion County Republican Party. Seeking to make a bigger splash, he ran for Congress in 1988 and 1990, losing both times to Democrat Phil Sharp. However, Pence learned a valuable lesson in defeat; disgusted by his own line of attack ads, he penned an essay in 1991 titled "Confessions of a Negative Campaigner," and vowed to preach a positive message from then on.

Meanwhile, his public profile continued to grow. Pence served as president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation from 1991 through 1993, before making the leap to radio talk show punditry with "The Mike Pence Show." Referring to himself as "Rush Limbaughon decaf," Pence was unapologetic in his support of a conservative agenda, but was commended for his level-headed manner and willingness to listen to opposing views. His radio show was syndicated in 1994, and he branched out to television as a morning show host the following year, before ending both programs in 1999.

Mike Pence revived his political career by running for Congress again in 2000, this time winning a seat. Describing himself as "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order," he quickly demonstrated that he wasn't afraid to buck party lines. He opposed President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind policy in 2001, as well as the Medicare prescription drug expansion the following year. While his positions rankled party elders, they bolstered his reputation as a man of strong convictions, and he easily won reelection five times.

Climbing the ranks of Republican leadership, Pence was named head of the Republican Study Committee in 2005. He was unsuccessful in his bid to become minority leader in 2006, losing to Ohio's John Boehner, but two years later he was unanimously elected to the powerful position of Republican conference chairman.

A staunch fiscal conservative, Pence insisted on cuts to the federal budget before supporting funding for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in 2005, and was among the leading opponents of the federal bailout in 2008. He also drew attention for his social views, notably supporting a plan to shut down the government over a fight to defund Planned Parenthood in 2011.

In 2011, Mike Pence announced his intention to run for governor of Indiana the following year. Despite strong name recognition and a platform focused on tax cuts and job growth, he became embroiled in a heated race with Democrat John Gregg, eventually pulling out a close win with just under 50 percent of the vote.

After he became governor, Pence had his congressional papers, which are housed at Indiana University in Bloomington, sealed. According to the donor agreement, the public is forbidden from seeing his papers from the 12 years he served in Congress until either December 5, 2022, or the death of the donor, whichever is later.

In 2013, Pence sealed the deal on a $1.1 billion give-back, the largest tax cut in state history. He also signed into lawthe state's first pre-K funding program and steered funds toward infrastructure improvements. By 2016, Indiana was enjoying a $2-billion budget surplus and a pristine triple-A credit rating, but critics point out that the state's wages are below national average.

However, Pence found himself in the national spotlight and on shaky ground after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in March 2015. Intending to protect business owners who didn't want to participate in same-sex weddings, Pence instead encountered resistance from moderate members of his party and corporations that threatened to pull out ofthe state, and he was forced to alter the bill to provide exemptions for LGBT communities. Similarly, he came under fire in the spring of 2016 for signing a bill that prohibitsabortions when the fetus has a disability.

Shortly after announcing his intention to run for a second term as governor, Pence returned to the national spotlight when he surfaced as the vice presidential candidate for likely 2016 Republican nominee Donald Trump. Although Pence had opposed some of Trump's views, he was believed to be a good running mate for the New York business mogul due to his ties to congressional leaders and strong support among conservatives. (Pence had originally endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz during the primaries.)

On July 15, 2016, Trump officially announced that Pence was his choice for vice presidential nominee via Twitter.

At a press conference a day later, Trump called Pence a man of honor, character and honesty.

If you look at one of the big reasons that I chose Mike and, one of the reasons is party unity, I have to be honest, Trump said. So many people have said, party unity. Because Im an outsider. I dont want to be an outsider.

On July 20, 2016, Pence accepted his partys vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. He followed Ted Cruz, who gave a controversial speech where he did not endorse Trump, and was then booed off the stage by delegates. In his acceptance speech, Pence remained composed and spoke of his running mate Trump: You know, hes a man known for a larger personality, a colorful style and lots of charisma. And so, I guess he was just looking for some balance on the ticket.

"Donald Trump gets it. He's the genuine article. He's a doer in a game usually reserved for talkers," the vice presidential nominee continued. "And when Donald Trump does his talking, he doesn't tiptoe around the thousand new rules of political correctness. He's his own man, distinctly American. Where else would an independent spirit like his find a following than in the land of the free and the home of the brave?"

On November 8, 2016, Pence was elected vice president of the United States when Donald Trump won the presidential race, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The stunning Trump-Pence victory was considered a resounding rejection of establishment politics by blue-collar and working class Americans.

In the early hours of the following morning after the race had been called in Trump's favor, Pence spoke at the campaign's victory party at the Hilton Hotel in New York City. "This is a historic night. This is a historic time," Pence said to the crowd of supporters. "The American people have spoken and the American people have elected their new champion."

On November 11, Trump named Pence to be the head of his transition team, replacing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Pence's office also said he wouldcontinue to serve as Indiana governor until his term ended on January 9, 2017.

Back in his home state, Pence found himself in a legal battle, going to courtto try to conceal the contents of an email sent to the him by a political ally. The email is connected with Pences decision to have Indiana join other states in suing to block President Barack Obamas executive actions on immigration. Bill Groth, a Democratic lawyer, is seeking to have the contents of an attachment to the email made public in an appeal of an earlier court decision in which the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that it was "not for the court to decide" whether to release the emails. I think governmental transparency is an important concern of anyone who lives in a democracy the governor cannot put himself above the law, Groth told the IndyStar.

The argument of Pences defense team was that the contents of the email are protected from being released under the states Access to Public Records Act.

On January 20, 2017, Pence was sworn in on the steps in front of the U.S. Capitol by Supreme Court Justice of the United States Clarence Thomas. Pence took the oath of office before Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.

A week after the inauguration, the vice president spoke at the March for Life anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C. Be assured, we will not grow weary, Pence told activists before the march. We will not rest until we restore a culture of life for ourselves and our posterity."

Vice President Pence also highlighted the Trump administration's support of the movement. "This administration will work with Congress to end taxpayer funding of abortion and abortion providers," he said."And we will devote those resources to health-care services for women across America.

In the first weeks of the Trump administration, Vice President Pence defended the controversial roll out of President Trump's executive order tobanimmigrants from the predominantly Muslim countries of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for at least 90 days, temporarily suspend the entry of refugees for 120 days and barSyrian refugees indefinitely. After the order was challenged in court by Bob Ferguson, the attorney general of Washington, and blocked by Judge James Robart of the Federal District Court in Seattle, the vice president said in an interview with Fox News Sunday: "We are going to win the arguments because were going to take the steps necessary to protect the country, which the president of the United States has the authority to do."

President Trump also put Pence in charge of a commission to investigate alleged voter fraud in the presidential election. The president, who won the electoral college, but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million to Hillary Clinton, claimed that 3 to 5 million people had illegally voted in the election. Bipartisan politicians including Paul Ryan refuted the claim: Ive seen no evidence to that effect, Ryan told reporters. Ive made that very, very clear.

At the very center of our democracy is the integrity of the vote the one person, one vote principle, Pence said in an interview with Fox News. And itll be my honor to lead that commission on behalf of the president and to look into that and give the American people the facts.

The vice president also played an important role in the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, President Trump's nominee for education secretary. Amidst protests from Democratic critics and teachers unions that DeVos, a billionaire charter school supporter with no experience working in public schools was unqualified for the position, the Senate dead-locked in a 50-50 tie. Republicans Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined their Democratic colleagues in voting against DeVos. On February 7, 2017, Vice President Pence cast the historic tie-breaking vote to confirm her, the first time a vice president has been called on to break a tie in a cabinet nomination.

A week later, it was revealed that another Trump appointee, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, had misled Vice President Pence about his conversations with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, prior to the inauguration.

According to The Washington Post, Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that countrys ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office, contrary to public assertions by Trump officials. Vice President Pence had appeared on CBS News Face the Nation stating that Flynn had told him that he and Kislyak did not discuss anything having to do with the United States decision to expel diplomats or impose censure against Russia."

Flynn resigned on February 13, 2017, after less than one month on the job, and in his letter of resignation wrote: Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador. I have sincerely apologized to the president and the vice president, and they have accepted my apology.

The Washington Post also reported that acting attorney general Sally Yates had informed the Trump administration on January 26, 2016 that she believed Michael Flynn had misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States, and warned that the national security adviser was potentially vulnerable to Russian blackmail." Pence was not informed of this revelation until February 9, just days before Flynn's resignation.

Weeks later, reports circulated that Pence's personal website had been hacked, due to the bizarre content being featured. It turned out that viewers were confused by a parody site attributed to the VP, created by Funny or Die.

Unlike President Trump, Pence was said to have fostered strong relationships with the men who preceded him in the executive branch. In November 2017, a news story revealed that Pence conversed with Obama's VP, Joe Biden, at least once per month, and also met with Bush's former second-in-command,Dick Cheney.Their discussions were said to involve theexchange of ideas and advice, with the former VPs relaying valuable lessons learned during their administrations.

In late December, Pence made an unannounced trip toAfghanistan to demonstrate American commitment to stability in the region, more than 16 years after war broke out. Weve been on a long road together, but President Trump made it clear earlier this year that we are with you, Pence told Afghan officials, adding, we are here to see this through.

In January 2018, weeks after President Trump raised an outcry by announcing his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Pence visited the region.Much of his trip focused on working with U.S. partners to counter terrorism and helping Christian minorities in the Middle East, though he also attempted to smooth over things with Arab leaders. That aspect didn't work out as well, as Pence and King Abdullah II of Jordan publicly "agreed to disagree" over the decision to recognize Jerusalem, while Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas refused to even meet with the American vice president.

Weeks later, Pence became a central figure in the politics surrounding the Winter Olympics, held inPyeongChang, South Korea. First, his selection as head of the U.S. delegation wascriticized by openly gay men's figure skater Adam Rippon, who cited Pence's alleged animosity toward the LGBTQ community.Rippon also reportedly rejected Pence's overtures to meet, though the VP's office denied having extended an invitation.

In February, before the start of the Games, Pence delivered a tough message to North Korea with the announcement that more sanctions were forthcoming. "We will continue to intensify our maximum pressure campaign until North Korea takes concrete steps toward complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization," he said. Known for belligerently resisting efforts to curb its nuclear weapons program, North Korea had attempted to portray itself ina friendlier light in recent weeks, forging an agreement with the South to field a unified Korean women's ice hockey team.

In late February, toward the end of the Games, The Washington Post reported that Pence had planned to secretly meet with a high-level delegation of North Korean leaders, before they canceled at the last minute. The attempted meeting contrasted with the administration's public stance that there would be no dialogue until North Korea first agreed to abandon its nuclear program.

Returning stateside, the vice president generated more controversy with his comments at a luncheon hosted by the anti-abortion organization Susan B. Anthony List & Life Institute in late February. "I just know in my heart of hearts that this will be the generation that restores life in America," he said, adding, "If all of us do all we can, we can once again, in our time, restore the sanctity of life to the center of American law."

In August 2018, Pence delivered a speech at the Pentagon in which he outlined the administration's plans to createasixth branch of the U.S. military, the"Space Force." Declaring, "We must have American dominance in space, and so we will," hesaid that President Trump would request $8 billion over the next five years to support military operations in that arena.

While such military expansion would require congressional approval, the Department of Defense attempted to kick-start the process by identifying several steps to take in the meantime,including establishing civilian oversight for the Space Force and creating a United States Space Command. Critics countered by calling it unnecessary, expensive and likely to cause bureaucratic problems.

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